Tomato tree from Planet Natural facebook

FILMNET · December 10, 2012

Nice photo from their facebook page here
http://www.facebook.com/PlanetNatural

zeroma · December 10, 2012

WOW

That's it, WOW.

Andrey_BY · December 11, 2012

This one is an old photo widely used in internet. Photoshoped I think.

Tania · December 11, 2012

It is a very impressive picture indeed. I am curious if a tomato plant can really get this big and still stay healthy...

ScottinAtlanta · December 11, 2012

Looks fake to me.

Riceloft · December 11, 2012

They have one of those (or something like it) in Disney's EPCOT at The Land pavilion. I was there in 2010 and they had one that had been growing less than a year. It wasn't the size in that photo, but they had enough room for it to expand to that size. I'd say it was about 1/2 the size you see in that photo. The previous one succumbed to some sort of disease after MULTIPLE years of production.

Actually, a quick google search found this... Tomato tree pics are not far down the page.

http://thephotogardenbee.com/2010/01...rt-i-the-land/

kurt · December 11, 2012

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ht=tomato+tree Some more complete info.

queenofweeds · December 11, 2012

I have some seeds for this particular plant and am interested in seeing how it does. I have a very good spot planned with plenty of mulch and compost worked into the soil and am figuring out what kind of trellis to make around the plant (s) to support two of them ....will post progress pictures when it starts up and report on how it actually does...the picture I found is indeed widely re used but I suspect it was taken in an area with a longer growing season than I have!

greentiger87 · December 11, 2012

Yeah, something just looks odd about that first picture. The Epcot pictures are so cool though.

If I remember correctly, they're not a special variety of tomato - you can theoretically do this with any indeterminate, as long as you can keep it from dying from disease. I'm guessing the yield is much higher when you use that space to grow many new plants each year instead, or we'd see a lot more of this. The spectacle is still nice though

Most asian cucurbit vines are grown this way by home gardeners - it seems to provide better yields, clear visualization and easy harvesting of the fruit, no fruit rot, a longer period of sunshine for the leaves, better air circulation to prevent mildew, and protection from insects that don't go that high. I used to think it only worked for asian vines, but it turns out cucumbers of every kind, and even canteloupes and squash, also work well this way.

Doug9345 · December 11, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by greentiger87

Yeah, something just looks odd about that first picture. . . .

Yes the photo looks odd to me. Here's what I think is going on.

First of all it's a photo taken with a wide angle lense, which makes it look deeper than it is.

Second I think the real plant is growing out of the concrete box toward the back. Another "plant has been drawn in front of it. If you blow it up you'll notice it's growing out of the concrete.

Third: The buckets and basket look like paintings and not photos.

Forth: The light doen't look right. Even if a flash was used it goes too suddenly from light to dark.

Fifth: The tomato trusses look wrong to me. For a indeterminate almost all the fruit is ripe at once. This isn't how my tomatoes grow.

I like the epcot ones they are impressive.

Deborah · December 11, 2012

I can't remember which gardening forum it was, but there was a post that this is actually a fruit grown in Ecuador or something like that. The poster grew it.
I remember in the early 1970's this plant was advertised in the back of magazines.

greentiger87 · December 12, 2012

You mean the tamarillo? Sometimes people refer to it as the Tree Tomato.

Deborah · December 12, 2012

Maybe, no way of knowing, those ads were a long time ago.

Chara · December 13, 2012

This is the picture I see a lot while searching for info on the tomato-tree Sproot F1.
I just purchased some seeds of it while visiting with my family last month. In Russian it spells "Спрут". For the best results it is recommended to grow it hydroponically, but the next season I will try it in the earth-tanner and let you know how it did. Will start the seeds sometimes next week.

Andrey_BY · December 13, 2012

Chara, I've tried to grow this Спрут F1 tomato and believe me it is just a myth, but you can try it in Florida.

In this well-pictured blurb in Russian they said you shouldn't give it a chance to get with fruits for about 7-8 months to let it grow as a tree. Later on it bears you up to 14000 fruits

Then you can open your Heinz ketchup minifactory

http://masterok.livejournal.com/34873.html

December 11, 2012	#3
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	This one is an old photo widely used in internet. Photoshoped I think. __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR

December 11, 2012	#4
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	It is a very impressive picture indeed. I am curious if a tomato plant can really get this big and still stay healthy... __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

December 11, 2012	#6
Riceloft Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Parma, Ohio (6a) Posts: 299	They have one of those (or something like it) in Disney's EPCOT at The Land pavilion. I was there in 2010 and they had one that had been growing less than a year. It wasn't the size in that photo, but they had enough room for it to expand to that size. I'd say it was about 1/2 the size you see in that photo. The previous one succumbed to some sort of disease after MULTIPLE years of production. Actually, a quick google search found this... Tomato tree pics are not far down the page. http://thephotogardenbee.com/2010/01...rt-i-the-land/ Last edited by Riceloft; December 11, 2012 at 08:55 AM.

December 11, 2012	#7
kurt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Homestead,Everglades City Fl. Posts: 2,503	http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ht=tomato+tree Some more complete info. __________________ KURT

December 13, 2012	#15
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	Chara, I've tried to grow this Спрут F1 tomato and believe me it is just a myth, but you can try it in Florida. In this well-pictured blurb in Russian they said you shouldn't give it a chance to get with fruits for about 7-8 months to let it grow as a tree. Later on it bears you up to 14000 fruits Then you can open your Heinz ketchup minifactory http://masterok.livejournal.com/34873.html __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR Last edited by Andrey_BY; December 13, 2012 at 03:40 PM.

December 10, 2012	#2
zeroma Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 637	WOW That's it, WOW.

December 11, 2012	#5
ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	Looks fake to me.

December 11, 2012	#8
queenofweeds Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Virginia Posts: 1	I have some seeds for this particular plant and am interested in seeing how it does. I have a very good spot planned with plenty of mulch and compost worked into the soil and am figuring out what kind of trellis to make around the plant (s) to support two of them ....will post progress pictures when it starts up and report on how it actually does...the picture I found is indeed widely re used but I suspect it was taken in an area with a longer growing season than I have!

December 11, 2012	#9
greentiger87 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Houston, TX - 9a Posts: 211	Yeah, something just looks odd about that first picture. The Epcot pictures are so cool though. If I remember correctly, they're not a special variety of tomato - you can theoretically do this with any indeterminate, as long as you can keep it from dying from disease. I'm guessing the yield is much higher when you use that space to grow many new plants each year instead, or we'd see a lot more of this. The spectacle is still nice though Most asian cucurbit vines are grown this way by home gardeners - it seems to provide better yields, clear visualization and easy harvesting of the fruit, no fruit rot, a longer period of sunshine for the leaves, better air circulation to prevent mildew, and protection from insects that don't go that high. I used to think it only worked for asian vines, but it turns out cucumbers of every kind, and even canteloupes and squash, also work well this way.

December 11, 2012	#11
Deborah Riding The Crazy Train Again Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Marcos, California Posts: 2,562	I can't remember which gardening forum it was, but there was a post that this is actually a fruit grown in Ecuador or something like that. The poster grew it. I remember in the early 1970's this plant was advertised in the back of magazines.

December 12, 2012	#12
greentiger87 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Houston, TX - 9a Posts: 211	You mean the tamarillo? Sometimes people refer to it as the Tree Tomato.

December 13, 2012	#14
Chara Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 46	This is the picture I see a lot while searching for info on the tomato-tree Sproot F1. I just purchased some seeds of it while visiting with my family last month. In Russian it spells "Спрут". For the best results it is recommended to grow it hydroponically, but the next season I will try it in the earth-tanner and let you know how it did. Will start the seeds sometimes next week.